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EP 0 430 218 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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29.04.1992 Bulletin 1992/18 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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05.06.1991 Bulletin 1991/23 |
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Date of filing: 28.11.1990 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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DE FR GB IT NL |
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Priority: |
28.11.1989 JP 306686/89
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Divisional application: |
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94111662.6 / 0622691 |
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94111663.4 / 0622692 |
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Applicant: MITA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. |
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Osaka 540 (JP) |
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Inventors: |
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- Irie, Yoichiro
Suita-shi,
Osaka-fu (JP)
- Takeda, Yoshiyuki
Hirano-ku,
Osaka (JP)
- Nagao, Tsuyoshi,
Taihomidoribashi
Higashinari-ku,
Osaka (JP)
- Kida, Yasuhiko
Hirakata-shi,
Osaka-fu (JP)
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Representative: Popp, Eugen, Dr. et al |
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MEISSNER, BOLTE & PARTNER
Widenmayerstrasse 48 80538 München 80538 München (DE) |
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Automatic document conveying device |
(57) An automatic document conveying device (4) to be applied to an image processor (2)
that has a transparent plate (8) disposed on the upper surface of a housing (6) so
that a document to be processed is placed thereon. The automatic document conveying
device comprises a document introduction portion (12), a main portion and a document
delivery portion. The document introduction portion (12) includes an introduction
portion frame member (18), a document table (20) that extends from the introduction
portion frame member (18) toward the upstream side, a document introduction passage
that extends from the document table (20) to the transparent plate (8) inside the
introduction frame member (18), a document sending means for sending the document
onto the document introduction passage from the document table, and a document introduction
means for introducing onto the transparent plate the document sent onto the document
introduction passage. The main portion includes a movable main portion frame member
(70) that is mounted to move between a closed position for closing the transparent
plate (8) and an open position for exposing the transparent plate (8) into view, and
the document conveying means (74) that conveys the document along the transparent
plate (8) when the movable main portion frame member (70) is at the closed position.
The document conveying means (74) is constituted by a conveyer belt mechanism mounted
on the movable main portion frame member. The document delivery portion (16) includes
a delivery portion frame member (100), a document delivery passage defined within
the delivery portion frame member, and a document delivery means that delivers the
document onto the document receiving tray through the document delivery passage. The
document delivery portion is provided with a document re-introduction passage that
extends to the transparent plate being branched from the document delivery passage.